NeXT, Inc.The company founded by {Steve Jobs} [in ?] following his involuntary departure from {Apple Computer, Inc.}. NeXT produced both the hardware and {operating system} ({NEXTSTEP}). They changed their name to "NeXT Software" when they stopped making hardware and released NEXTSTEP For {Intel} processors. The company was bought by Apple in 1997(?). (1999-11-25)